A comparison of outcome criteria in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension.

The outcome criteria used for the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension (RVHT) following renal revascularization have not been validated. Differing criteria of indeterminate accuracy have yielded conflicting conclusions concerning the prevalence and efficacy of treatment of RVHT. We compared the accuracy of conventional outcome criteria used in the diagnosis of RVHT to that of novel, ordered outcome analysis to determine whether such an analysis might provide a more consistent means of diagnosing RVHT.

Routine 36-week hemoglobin and hematocrits: are they necessary?

Different schedules for hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) screening of pregnant women exist at various hospitals in the Air Force. Charts of women delivering between November 1990 through February 1991 were reviewed for 28-week, 36-week, and labor admission H&H; 111 were included in the study. Statistical analysis of the data obtained showed that 28-week values were significantly lower (p > 0.

Endocervical cell recovery.

Three thousand six hundred fourteen Papanicolaou smear reports were evaluated for endocervical cells and characteristics of the patients at the time the slide was taken. Differences were found related to the age of the patient, pregnancy/postpartum status, and cytology. The use of hormones when the smear was taken did not appear to affect the presence of endocervical cells.

Reduction of myocardial infarction after emergency coronary artery bypass grafting for failed coronary angioplasty with use of a normothermic reperfusion cardioplegia protocol.

Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting is necessary in 2.7% to 13.5% of patients undergoing elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.